Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-06-16

mated This was the vocal gem Of the
programme.
The music was brought to close with
Beefhoyen,s Coronation Ode, the solo
being taken by Miss Mary Healy, while
the chorus was made up Of the entire class.
The music throughout was splendid,
and the rendition Of the various numbers
was such as TO show more emphatically
than ever before, that
MT. DE cHANTAL STANDS PREPAYMENT
az a school ofinstruction in either vocal or
instrumental music. The delight Of the
audience was unbounded. A lady from
New York; competent to speak upon the
subject, said yesterday:
t'CofhparisOns are odious, generally; yet
word of comparison am going to make.
/ have never heard in New York or Lon
don, by pupils under the most celebrated
professors, better instrumental music than
that given by the pupils of Mount de
Chantal, to-day, and / have certainly never
heard in any school vocal music at all
approaching in quality what it has been
my pleasure to hear to-day. lido not refer
simply to the classic character Of the music,
render it, or to the wonderful memory dis
played in playing and singing without
notes; but to the method Of teaching, OF
which all these are but results. There is
no slurring, no palsied shaking, no resting
on intermediate tones, no mumbling Of the
words. The execution is simply faultless.
wonder if the sanity founder of the
Academy, the late venerated Bishop
Whelan, does not sometimes look down on
this work of his, we'll pleased. Every
department of the school shows the wis
dom and liberality with which it was
planned. /" ="
At the conclusion Of the exercises upon
the programme, which included the distri-
button OF premiums to the several classes,
the
GRADUATING CLASS IN ENGLISH.
Misses Mai Forbes, daughter of Hannibal
Forbes, ESQ.,, of Elm Grove; Teresa Maser,
of Parsons, Ks; Jennie Quinn, of Sandus-
XIV, O., and Lille Potvin, of Lincoln, Neb.,
were called upon the stage, and given the
gold medals and crowns to which the ex-
cellent results of their studies entitled
them. Gold medals were also awarded to
Misses Jennie Quinn, OF Sanduskyi julia
E. Doran, of LOckhayen, Pa, and Jane &.
Humes, of Abingdon, Va, the graduates
of the musical course.
Ri. Rev. Bishop Kahn, then came to the
front of the stage, and introduced
REV. FATHER YOUNG,
of New York City, one of the Paulist
Fathers of the Metropolis. The venerable
gentleman said that at last he was on
hand to partake of the dinner to which he
had had a standing invitation for twenty
years. A man who had to wait that long
ought to he very hungry, and that was
Just his case. He had known Mt. de
Chantal for almost quarter of century.
In that time he had been here several
times, in retreat, ETC., but it had never been
his good fortune to be present upon this day
of decoration and Commencement. For
many years he had desired to attend, but
had been unable to crafty the
wish. Referring to the programme he had
Just heard he said the exercises
were the best he had ever listened to any
where. He had grown gray in going to
commencement exercises, and in his city OF
New York they aimed to have such things
of very high standard, but what he had
heard to-day excelled all previous efforts Of
the kind at which he had been present.
He eulogized the Mt. De Chantal school,
but added that he was no less friend Of
New York because he was a friend of
Wheeling He congratulated this city on
having 80 close to it school like Mt. De
Chantal, and said the citizens ought to be
proud of their treasure. 1t was a wonder
full educational institution. He enumera-
ted the advantages of the Mount, and
particularly dwelt upon the care given
to the health of the pupils. He
also referred at length to the depart
ment of music, and said that in this regard
the standing of the school was very high.
The teachers were unequalled in this coun-
try, and the method used was the best at
tainable. The institution, in q word, had
the help to do the work required of it, and
to-day those present had seen the result.
He eulOgized those taking part in the
musical portion of the programme, and
said he would like to see them repeat their
numbers in concert in New York City.
The venerable father related good story
or two, and closed by saying that not only
the pupils and friends of the school, but
the Rt. Rev. Bishop of the diocese, the es-
pecial patron of the institution, ought to
be gratifed and proud of what had been
accomplished.
RT. REV. BISHOP KAHN
then came upon the stage, and made
brief address, conveying the satisfaction OF
the Sisters in charge of the school at the
success of their labOrs during the year.
In the course of his remarks he alluded to
the splendid music, and said that during
the first thirty-eight years of the school,
but three pupils had completed the must
cal course and graduated in that depart
ment. In this, the thirty ninth year, there
were three graduates alone. This was GER
tainly progress. The Rt Rev. Bishop
then congratulated the graduates and pu-
pills, and the exercises were at an end.
THE ART DEPARTMENT.
Before finally leaving the Mount, many
ofthe visitors paid brief visit to the Art
Department The studio is large, we'll
lighted room, from which, for the day, all
the paraphernalia of work has been re-
moved, leaving only the results These
cover the walls. Three large oil paintings
attract attention at once. A "Holy Fam
ily," by Miss Lille Potvin, after Murillo,
occupies the entire centre panel at the top
of the room. Miss Potvin has managed to
reproduce the delicate cOlors and soft out
lines of the original. Opposite the Holy
Family and dOubleits size, hangs Charles
!. on His Way to Execution" by Miss
Tillie Reilly. In this the perspective is
managed admirably most important
consideration in work of such size and
including so many figures. Miss Annie
Mccullough has chosen kindred subject:
Charles /. Taking Farewell Of His Fam
ily," and has done justice to the grief.
stricken grOup. A much smaller study,
but excellent in colOriDg and work, is a
Moonlight Scene" by Miss Mena Nc
Graw. Another oil piece that strikes us
very favorably is Miss Hattie Vain
wright's pond with Lilies"
In water cOlors, Miss Julia Doran leads
with large and finely executed study,
Coming Through the Snow" Miss
Adelaide Proctor has an attractive and
delicately shaded Winter Scene. Miss
DOran has besides a "Pond with Birds, 4"
and Miss Proctor study of water
Lilies" There are also some excellent
flower pieces.